Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

can-am terprises Sunday MX, with over 2g0 riders filling the classes with strong competition. Steve Schmiu topped th~ 125cc Pro class with a pair of impressiv~ wins, on his n~ Im~mational Yamaha. Although h~ s~nt th~ last four y~ars on a Suzuki, it was md~m his transition to Yamaha was an ~asy on~. A1J~n Hop~r (Yam) hol~ot th~ first moto, with Schmitz soon taking ov~r. Matt Whiting (Yam) slipped imo s«ond aft~r Hop~ w~m down in t~ wash, and c1~ t~ gap to put h~at on Schmitz. Luft Racing's Mark Moscrop (Yam) drl~nd~ third from a d~t~r min~ John Wh~1chel (MX Fox/1m. Yam) and El~tro's Mark Bl~~. Aft~r a f~w laps, Schmitz was abl~ to br~ak away from Whiting, holding his I~ad to th~ flag. Wh~1chel took third, and I~ft Moscrop to finish fourth follow~ by Chip Johnson (CH), BI~ds~ and Hop~r. Schmiu, Hop~, BI~, W~1chel and Moscrop fir~ to th~ from in molO two, but Hop~r lost a f~w positions wh~n h~ again f~ll to th~ fat~ of th~ wash.' Bledsoe push~ Schmitz hard for ~~rallaps, with W~1chel joining to kttp c1~ tabs on Bledsoe. Onc~ again, Schmitz was abl~ to pull it out with room to spar~ by t~ tim~ h~ took th~ ch~k~. W~1ch~\'s 5-5 gave him t~ day's s«ond, o~r Bledsoe's 62 and Whitinjt's 2·10. Th~-250cc Pro class sho~ Mik~ Sh~mak~r taking th~ lar~r sha~ of t~ pu~ from Tracy Osw~ll and K~n lahrt. Dirt Bike's lahn I~ th~ first moto from stan to finish. Bill Ou~lI~u~ snatch~ s«ond from his Im~mational M/C t~ammate Sh~ mak~r. and th~n c1~d in on lahrt as th~y took th~ final flag. Tony Gom~z and Sh~mak~r finish~ third and fourth. lahrt p~ Sh~mak~r in th~ early laps of moto two. Tracy Osw~1I (Col~ BI'05.) cha~ from t~ ~r and join~ Sh~mak~r to c1~ on lahrt. Th~y trio'd tight into th~ turns and trad~d positions in the back of th~ track wh~re Sh~ak~ ~aptured th~ l~ad to finish with Osw~ll on his tail. D~an Taylor (Yam) finish~d third, with Mik~ Van Ack~r, Gom~z and lahrt b~hind. lahn cam~ back with a 2-1 for the 500cc Pro ov~rall. Mark Gamb~tta (Yamaha of GoI~ta) and Int~mational M/C's Kirk Stur~n finish~ s«ond and third. Th~ trio ran 1·2-5 in front of a full gat~ t~ first time out. 5tur~n comroll~ th~ first half of moto two, b~for~ submitting to th~ prnsur~ of Gam~tta and lahn, who trad~d the I~ad with lahn in final command. Tw~my·~v~n 85cc Juniors lin~ th~ gat~, with Johnny Whit~u taking th~ first moto win. Gil~n Vald~z stttr~d his n~ Yamaha through traffic for s«ond, with Gr~ ~t battling his way by Rubin Padilla and Chris Balad~ to tak~ third. Th~ second tim~ ~t to~ out in from uncom~t~, taking th~ flag with a 40·second I~ad ov~r Mik~ Hugh~, Vald~z and Whit~tt. Todd McDonald took a convincing first moto win in th~ 250cc Juniors. Randy Tittl~mi~r and Rob Kenn~y rode strong to chall~nge MacDonald. In th~ final lap Tittl~mi~r had trouble and f~1I to fifth, giving up third and fourth to Tony McNeal and Randy Johnson. Th~ s«ond gate ~Iong~d to SCOlt B~k, who DNF th~ first tim~. K~n n~y, David Thayer, Kelvin Taylor and Johnson t~ around s«ond, finishing in that ord~r, with K~nn~y takinjt th~ ov~rall. E • ~ The 1980 Can-Am's are here! E o 00 125 MX·6 250 MX·6 400 MX·6 • the Reliable Racers • 0') Specially prepared by race technicians at the nation's #1 volume Can-Am dealer Get the Jump on the Competition Kolbe Cycle 22133 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (2131348-78&6 7514 Reseda Blvd. Reseda, CA 91335 (213) 346-7616 1980 Qualifiers Available Mid February All New! Express Yourself Special Just the sticker to let the world know how you feel about your sport. The "I am a Motorcycle Nut" stickle says it all. Gat yours today, White vinyl printed in black. die cut in shape of nut. introductory offer. Two sizes 4% x 4" $1.00 6 x 6 %" $1.50 AVAILABLE AT YOUR CYCLE NEWS DEALER r-S;-d-;;;-nd;';;;bla';7'~y-To: Cycle Naws Products Oept.14W5 PO Box498 Long Beach. CA 90801 Rush my "Nut Stickie" to: Nemes _ Address; _ City' _ Stete Zip 4x4 ~ " stickies I want @ $1.00 _ ea. I want total 6x6 ~ " stickies @ $1.50 ea, L total ~~===========:!~...;C::aJi:if~.::.md:-:mIJ:.:add:::.6~"~~~~~~~~.!.«~~_I 11-80 HEADQUARTERS We Have The Latest Trick Parts And Tuning Know-How • "Ain't no hill for a stepper" John W. Wood Sus~DSions • Engi~Work • N~ Bike Sales RINCON KAWASAKI San 265 South E St. California 92401 (714) 884·6481 B~mardino. ~ .. moTO.XFOX ..,,., 520 McGllNCY LANE CAMPBELL CA 95008 1408,371-1221 27

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